WO2000075006A1 - Bicyclette a commande assistee - Google Patents

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WO2000075006A1
WO2000075006A1 PCT/JP2000/003633 JP0003633W WO0075006A1 WO 2000075006 A1 WO2000075006 A1 WO 2000075006A1 JP 0003633 W JP0003633 W JP 0003633W WO 0075006 A1 WO0075006 A1 WO 0075006A1
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assisted bicycle
bicycle according
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Akihito Yoshiie
Kyosuke Kokatsu
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Sunstar Giken Kabushiki Kaisha
Uni-Sunstar B.V.
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Priority to DE60039697T priority patent/DE60039697D1/de
Priority to JP2001501497A priority patent/JP3910442B2/ja
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
    • B62M6/00—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with additional source of power, e.g. combustion engine or electric motor
    • B62M6/40—Rider propelled cycles with auxiliary electric motor
    • B62M6/55—Rider propelled cycles with auxiliary electric motor power-driven at crank shafts parts
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
    • B62M6/00—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with additional source of power, e.g. combustion engine or electric motor
    • B62M6/40—Rider propelled cycles with auxiliary electric motor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
    • B62M6/00—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with additional source of power, e.g. combustion engine or electric motor
    • B62M6/40—Rider propelled cycles with auxiliary electric motor
    • B62M6/45—Control or actuating devices therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
    • B62M6/00—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles with additional source of power, e.g. combustion engine or electric motor
    • B62M6/40—Rider propelled cycles with auxiliary electric motor
    • B62M6/45—Control or actuating devices therefor
    • B62M6/50—Control or actuating devices therefor characterised by detectors or sensors, or arrangement thereof

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  • the present invention relates to a power assisted bicycle for adding auxiliary power to a pedal depression force, and more particularly, to a power assisted bicycle incorporating a torque detection mechanism in a one-way clutch means for transmitting only one-way rotation of a drive shaft to a sprocket.
  • a power assisted bicycle for adding auxiliary power to a pedal depression force
  • a power assisted bicycle incorporating a torque detection mechanism in a one-way clutch means for transmitting only one-way rotation of a drive shaft to a sprocket.
  • an electric assist bicycle that assists pedal pedal by detecting a stepping torque acting on a rotating mechanism in accordance with a pedaling force and applying an electric torque based on a change in the detected stepping torque. It has been implemented.
  • a mechanism for detecting the stepping torque of such an electrically assisted bicycle a torsion bar is provided in the crankshaft or on the rear wheel axle, which is torsionally deformed in accordance with the pedaling force.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 8-230756 describes that the input to the pedal is transmitted from the crankshaft side.
  • a disk member (sprocket, etc.) that receives and transmits it to other mechanisms is supported on the frame so that it can rotate and move in the axial direction coaxially with the crankshaft, and the crankshaft passes through the inside.
  • a coil spring having one end fixed to the crankshaft and the other end fixed to the disk member is provided, and the coil spring extends in the crankshaft direction according to the rotational phase difference between both ends of the coil spring due to the stepping torque.
  • Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-76897 discloses a drive disk directly connected to a drive shaft, a driven disk directly connected to a sprocket, and a drive disk and a driven disk interposed between the drive disk and the driven disk.
  • the two U-shaped spring plates are provided at the outer peripheral contact portion between the driving disk and the driven disk, and are engaged with each other to convert the rotational phase difference between the two disks into axial displacement.
  • a coil spring that biases the slide cup toward the driven disk in the axial direction.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides a power-assisted bicycle that minimizes a change in a conventional body frame, and achieves simplification, space saving, and weight reduction of a torque detection mechanism. Aim.
  • the present invention provides a power assisted bicycle that adds auxiliary power in accordance with a pedaling force acting on a drive shaft so that substantially only one-way rotation of the drive shaft is transmitted to the sprocket.
  • One-way clutch means for connecting the drive shaft and the sprocket, detection means for detecting a physical quantity that changes by deformation of the one-way clutch means according to the pedaling force, and at least a physical quantity detected by the detection means
  • control means for controlling the auxiliary power.
  • the drive shaft rotates in one direction (corresponding to the forward direction of the bicycle) by applying the pedaling force
  • this stepping torque is transmitted to the sprocket via the one-way clutch means.
  • the sprocket acts as a load, for example, from the chain as a load
  • the one-way clutch means is distorted and / or its components along the deformation direction due to the stress caused by the antagonism of the load and the stepping torque. Deform to be displaced. This deformation depends on the pedaling force. That is, as the pedaling force increases, the degree of deformation increases, and conversely, as the pedaling force decreases, the degree of deformation decreases.
  • an elastic force is applied to the one-way clutch means so as to restore its deformation.
  • an elastic body is provided to exert an elastic force against deformation of the one-way clutch means.
  • the components of the one-way clutch means may be responsible for at least a part of this elastic force.
  • the deformation of the one-way clutch means includes not only the case where the whole or a part of the one-way clutch means is elastically deformed, but also the relative position between the rigid elements of the one-way clutch means ( Rotation (including rotation). In order to generate the deformation corresponding to the pedaling force most efficiently, it is preferable that the one-way clutch means be deformed so as to expand and contract along the axial direction of the drive shaft to a length corresponding to the pedaling force. .
  • the detecting means detects a physical quantity which changes due to the deformation of the one-way clutch means according to the pedaling force. This physical quantity includes not only the components of the one-way clutch means but also the physical quantities of other members associated with the one-way clutch means.
  • the auxiliary power is controlled based on a physical quantity that is changed by deformation of the one-way clutch means, which is indispensable to the bicycle, according to the pedaling force.
  • the above object can be achieved by eliminating the necessity of adding a separate component such as a large coil spring and a disk for torque detection that are not performed.
  • the elastic body that is preferably arranged to oppose the deformation of the one-way clutch means is a large elastic body because it does not directly receive the antagonistic stress but receives the force in the deformation direction via the one-way clutch means. No need.
  • a substantially flat elastic body whose height is smaller than the lateral width is arranged in the same height direction as the deformation direction of the one-way clutch means. be able to. As a result, a significant space saving can be achieved.
  • a substantially flat elastic body there is, for example, a disc spring.
  • the one-way clutch means is a ratchet gear that deforms so as to expand and contract to a length corresponding to a pedal depression force along an axial direction of the drive shaft.
  • a ratchet gear having a preferred configuration includes: a tooth portion having a plurality of ratchet teeth formed on a first engagement surface; and a piece portion having a plurality of ratchet pieces formed on a second engagement surface. The first and second engagement surfaces are arranged so as to face substantially perpendicularly in the axial direction, and when the drive shaft rotates in one direction, the ratchet piece rotates relative to the piece and the tooth.
  • the ratchet piece releases the lock on the ratchet teeth so as to allow relative rotation.
  • One of the tooth portion and the bridge portion is slidable along the axial direction and is attached to the drive shaft via a rotation preventing means so as to prevent relative rotation with respect to the drive shaft. , Connected to the sprocket.
  • one of the tooth portion and the piece portion slidably mounted in the axial direction via the rotation preventing means has an elastic means on a back surface opposite to the engagement surface. It is supported so that it can abut.
  • the detecting means is preferably a strain detecting sensor for detecting stress strain of the elastic means. Furthermore, it is most preferable to use a plurality of strain gauges installed on the surface of the dish panel as the strain detection sensor.
  • the torque detecting mechanism and the one-way clutch means which is an essential component, are used, but also the elasticity means and the portion for detecting the stepping torque are integrally provided with the receiving load unit and the load detecting sensor. Since the modified disc spring is used, the effect of the present invention can be further improved. Thus, there is almost no need to change the frame structure of the bicycle, and an extremely excellent effect is obtained in that a light-weight and simplified electric assisted bicycle with a light feeling can be realized.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a power-assisted bicycle according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a view showing a torque detection mechanism of the power assisted bicycle according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a front view and a side view showing a state in which a sprocket and a ratchet gear used in the power-assisted bicycle according to the first embodiment of the present invention are fitted.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a state where the sprocket and the ratchet teeth are disassembled.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a sprocket and a ratchet gear are fitted to explain the axial displacement of the ratchet teeth.
  • FIG. 6 is a front view of a sprocket and a sprocket driving gear of the power assisted bicycle according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a front view and a side view of the sprocket drive gear.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram relating to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) relates to the second embodiment.
  • (B) is a side sectional view of a torque detection mechanism according to a second embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a torque detection mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a ratchet gear constituting the torque detecting mechanism shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 11 is a view showing a fitted state of the teeth and the pieces of the ratchet gear.
  • FIGS. 12A and 12B are diagrams showing examples of rotation preventing means for preventing the rotation of the bridge portion relative to the drive shaft.
  • FIG. 12A shows a ball spline
  • FIG. 12B shows a spline key
  • FIG. It is a top view which shows a structure.
  • the power assisted bicycle described below will be described as an electrically assisted bicycle that applies an auxiliary torque by an electric motor as an example.
  • FIG. 1 shows an outline of an electric assist bicycle 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the main skeleton portion of the electric assist bicycle 1 is composed of a body frame 3 made of a metal tube, and the body frame 3 has front wheels 20 for steering the front wheels.
  • the handle 16, rear wheel 22 and saddle 18 are mounted in a known manner.
  • a drive shaft 4 is rotatably supported by the lower part of the center of the body frame 3 so as to be rotatable with respect to the body frame 3, and pedals are provided on both left and right ends of the drive shaft via crank rods 6L and 6R. 8 L and 8 R are installed respectively.
  • a sprocket 2 as a driven side is coaxially mounted on a drive shaft 4 as a driving side via a ratchet gear which will be described later.
  • the ratchet gear is used to move the bicycle 1 in one direction (R (Direction) is transmitted and transmitted from the driving side to the driven side.
  • a rear wheel power mechanism 10 is provided at a central portion of the rear wheel 22 to apply the transmitted tread force to the rear wheel, and a rear wheel power mechanism 10 is provided inside the rear wheel power mechanism.
  • An endless rotating chain 12 is stretched between the free wheel and the sprocket 2. I have.
  • the forward pedal depression force applied to the pedal 8 rotates the drive shaft 4 via the crank rod 6, and this rotation force rotates the sprocket 2 as a stepping torque in the R direction in the figure.
  • the stepping torque is transmitted to the rear wheel power mechanism 10 via the chain 12, and as a result, the rear wheel 22 is rotated to make the bicycle 1 run forward.
  • FIG. 3 shows a front view of the sprocket 2 and a ratchet gear 39 connected to the sprocket 2,
  • a cross-sectional side view of the sprocket 2 and the ratchet gear 39 taken along the line SS ′ of the front view is shown.
  • the sprocket 2 has a plurality of teeth 24 for fitting with the chain 12 around the outer periphery of the rigid body portion 38 and a recess 25 between adjacent teeth.
  • a hole 41 through which the drive shaft 4 penetrates, and a cylindrical stopper 46 surrounding the hole 41 are formed in the center of the body 38.
  • the ratchet gear 39 is provided with three ratchet pieces 40 fixedly arranged on the body portion 38 of the sprocket 2 at equal distances from the center of the sprocket (coincident with the drive axis 5 in the figure). And a ratchet tooth portion 43 disposed on one side of the sprocket 2 so as to fit into the ratchet piece.
  • the cross-sectional side view of FIG. 3 shows a state where the sprocket 2 and the ratchet gear 39 are mounted on the drive shaft 4.
  • a drive shaft 42 fixed around the drive shaft 4 so as not to move with respect to the drive shaft is provided concentrically with the drive shaft.
  • a pedestal 45 having a cylindrical shaft surface substantially parallel to the axis 5 is formed on the outer periphery of the drive shaft 42.
  • the sprocket 2 and the ratchet teeth 43 are arranged on the pedestal 45 in an engaged state.
  • the sprocket 2 can rotate independently of the drive shaft 42 in the pedestal 45 in the direction in which the clutch of the ratchet gear 39 does not act, and the ratchet teeth 43 are formed on the drive shaft as described later. 4 Fixed to 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state where the sprocket 2 and the ratchet teeth 43 are disassembled.
  • the ratchet piece 40 is formed as a claw-shaped member obtained by bending an elongated metal plate having elasticity, and the tip portion 40 a of the claw-shaped member is attached to the body portion 38 of the sprocket 2.
  • the rear portion 40b is fixed to the body portion 38 by welding or the like so as to form a certain inclination angle with respect to the rear portion 40b.
  • the ratchet tooth portion 43 has a disc portion 60 having a flat surface, and the disc portion 60 on the side facing the sprocket face has an entire circumference along its outer periphery. Are formed with a plurality of teeth 44 for engaging with the ratchet piece 40. Each tooth 44 has a gentler slope 44a and a steeper slope 44b, respectively. Further, a cylindrical center shaft 54 extending in the axial direction is provided at the center of the disc portion 60 so as to protrude outward from the plane of the disc portion. An opening 57 for receiving a drive shaft 42 provided around the drive shaft 4 is penetrated.
  • a flat detent portion 52 is provided inside the center shaft 54 on the side opposite to the side facing the sprocket surface of the disc portion 60 so as to bridge over the diameter of the opening portion 57. It is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the shaft. Further, a coil spring 50 is inserted into the center shaft 54. One end of the coil spring 50 abuts against the rotation preventing portion 52, and the other end thereof is connected to the drive shaft 4 (not shown). Fixed to 2.
  • the distal end 40a of the ratchet piece 40 is formed by the adjacent slopes 44a and 44b. Once inside the site, the leading edge of the building abuts the steeper slope 44b. The opening 57 of the center shaft 54 receives the drive shaft 42. At this time, although not shown, the detent portion 52 is inserted into a longer slot 58 formed so as to penetrate the drive shaft 42 along the axial direction of the shaft. . Thus, the ratchet teeth 43 do not rotate with respect to the drive shaft 42, but rotate together with the drive shaft 4 which is rotated by the stepping torque.
  • the rotation preventing portion 52 can slide in the axial direction along the slot 58.
  • the detent part 52 is attached to the coil spring 50 Therefore, since it is urged in the direction toward the sprocket 2, the leading end portion of the ratchet piece 40 is locked at the height at which the ratchet piece 40 is engaged with the ratchet tooth portion 43.
  • the leading end of the ratchet piece 40 becomes a steeper slope 44b of the teeth 44.
  • a position sensor 3 for detecting the axial distance from a predetermined position to the disc 60 of the ratchet teeth 43. 4 is arranged on the body frame.
  • the position sensor 34 includes, for example, a detection body made of a magnetic material such as a ferrite mounted so as to move in the axial direction in accordance with the axial displacement of the disc portion 60, and the detection body. And a detection circuit capable of electrically detecting a change in the inductance of the coil as a change in impedance.
  • the ratchet The detecting object approaches or moves away from the coil according to the axial displacement of the tooth portion 43, but the inductance of the coil changes according to the distance between the detecting object and the coil.
  • the axial distance L1 to the ratchet teeth 43 can be calculated.
  • any other type of sensor may be used as long as the axial distance of the ratchet teeth 43 or the displacement AL thereof can be detected, and some sensors may be arranged in the ratchet gear 39. You can also.
  • a controller 14 for receiving a detection signal from the position sensor 134 is connected to an output terminal of the position sensor 134.
  • the controller 14 can be realized by a so-called microcomputer, and has a calculation function for calculating the value of the stepping torque based on the received detection signal regarding the axial distance.
  • the electric assist means of the present embodiment will be described.
  • the electric assist means is driven to rotate by a sprocket drive gear 11 directly fitted to the sprocket 2 and a battery (not shown), and the auxiliary torque is transmitted via a rotating shaft 37a.
  • the electric motor 37 and the speed reduction mechanism 35 that reduces the rotation speed of the electric motor 37 around the rotation shaft 37a and transmits it to the sprocket drive gear 11 via the gear shaft 35a were calculated.
  • the controller 14 controls the electric motor 37 based on the value of the stepping torque.
  • the speed reduction mechanism 35 is configured by, for example, combining a plurality of gears and the like.
  • a one-way clutch (not shown) is provided in the middle of the auxiliary torque transmission path formed by these gears.
  • This one-way clutch is configured and connected so that the auxiliary torque from the electric motor 37 is transmitted to the sprocket drive gear 11, but the reverse direction, that is, the torque is not transmitted from the sprocket drive gear to the reduction mechanism 35. You. As a result, the load on the electric motor 37 during non-driving is not transmitted to the sprocket 2, and light driving is always possible.
  • Fig. 6 is a front view of the sprocket drive gear 11 and the sprocket 2 in the fitted state.
  • the chain 1 2 stretched on the sprocket 2 is press-fitted with two pin-pressed pins and two bushes into two ring plates, Rollers around the outside of the bush
  • the roller links are rotatably fitted alternately.
  • the pitch and the diameter of each roller constituting the pin link and the roller link of the chain 12 are determined so as to fit each tooth of the sprocket 2.
  • the sprocket drive gear 11 is configured to fit into the sprocket 2 in the same manner as the fitting of the chain 12, for example, as shown in FIG.
  • the sprocket drive gear 11 is composed of two roller plates 17a and 17b, which are opposed in parallel, and the same as the rollers of the chain 12 along the peripheral area of the plates so as to connect these plates.
  • a plurality (six in the example in the figure) of cylindrical bushings (roller shafts) 15 press-fitted substantially perpendicularly to the plate for each pitch, and each of these bushings is rotatably covered over the outer periphery thereof.
  • the roller plates 17a and 17b have a mounting hole 19 formed at the center thereof for mounting to the driving means 13 and a recess recessed inward in an outer peripheral portion between the adjacent rollers 21. 3 3 are formed.
  • the two adjacent rollers 21 of the sprocket drive gear 11 engage with the concave portions 25 of the sprocket 2, and one tooth 24 of the sprocket 2 enters each gap between these rollers (FIG. 6). reference).
  • the above-mentioned recess 33 of the sprocket drive gear 11 is preferably formed so that the teeth of the chain 12 can easily fit between the rollers 21.
  • the cocoon link plate of the chain 12 may be used. It is preferably formed into substantially the same shape as the constricted portion at the center of the lens.
  • the ratchet teeth 43 fixed non-rotatably to the drive shaft 4 by the detent portions 52 are formed. It rotates together with the drive shaft 4 and applies a stepping torque to the sprocket 2 on which the pulling force from the chain 12 acts as a load via the ratchet piece 40 engaged with the tooth 44. At this time, the ratchet piece 40 having elasticity is piled up by the rotational force received from the steeper slope 44b of the ratchet teeth, and rises. Therefore, the ratchet teeth 43 are in the normal axial position. (Position 48a in Fig.
  • the position sensor 34 in Fig. 2 always detects the axial distance from the fixed position to the disc 60 of the ratchet teeth 43, and outputs the detection signal (corresponding to position 48b) to the controller 1. Communicate to 4.
  • the controller 14 calculates the difference between the position 48a of the ratchet teeth 43 when the stepping torque previously stored in the internal memory is not applied and the position 48b indicated by the received detection signal. Is calculated to obtain the axial displacement amount. Since the axial displacement A L increases as the stepping torque increases, the controller 14 can calculate the value of the stepping torque from the correspondence between the two. This can be realized, for example, by experimentally determining the relationship between the axial displacement amount and the stepping torque in advance and storing a reference table representing this relationship in the internal memory of the controller 14.
  • the controller 14 calculates an assist auxiliary torque Te to be applied based on at least the calculated stepping torque T, and instructs the electric motor 37 to rotate with the auxiliary torque.
  • the control signal to be calculated is output.
  • a vehicle speed sensor may be attached to the bicycle, and the assist torque Te may be calculated based on both the stepping torque T and the vehicle speed.
  • the electric motor 37 when the calculated stepping torque becomes a predetermined value or more, the electric motor 37 is turned on to generate an auxiliary torque that maintains a predetermined ratio to the stepping torque. Outputs a motor control signal to command, otherwise outputs a motor control signal to turn off electric motor.
  • the electric motor 37 may be turned on only when the axial displacement amount itself is directly used and this value is equal to or more than a constant ⁇ !.
  • the pedaling force can be assisted without bending the sprocket 2 and without shifting the rotation center. Under such a condition that the depressing torque is considered to be equal to or more than a certain value, the assisting assist torque is applied, so that pedal operation can be performed easily.
  • the elastic member having a large rigidity and a large volume and weight is not separately added to an existing electric assist bicycle. Since the torque is calculated based on the directional displacement, the space and weight of the torque detecting mechanism can be significantly reduced and the mechanism can be simplified.
  • auxiliary torque from the electric motor 37 is transmitted to the outer peripheral portion of the sprocket 2 having a large diameter via the sprocket drive gear 11, the auxiliary torque is transmitted from the drive shaft 4.
  • the electric assist means is constituted by simply including the elastic displacement portion of the torque detecting mechanism in the ratchet gear and simply providing the sprocket drive gear 11 and the drive means 13.
  • FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) show a torque detecting mechanism according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the components other than the torque detection mechanism are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus detailed description is omitted, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.
  • the torque detecting mechanism includes a sprocket 70 having a cylindrical housing portion 82 in the center thereof.
  • the cylindrical housing portion 82 projects cylindrically on one plate surface side of the sprocket 70 and is concave on the other plate surface side.
  • the sprocket 70 is arranged such that the concave portion of the cylindrical housing portion 82 faces the pedal side, and the concave portion only rotates in one direction from its drive side to its driven side.
  • a transmitting one-way clutch 72 is housed.
  • This one way clutch 7 The driven side is fixedly connected to the cylindrical housing portion 82 at the engagement portion with the recessed portion so that the rotation only in the R direction is transmitted to the sprocket 70, and the driven side is Fixedly connected to shaft 4.
  • the sprocket 70 has a plurality of holes 84 (FIG. 8 (a)) formed around the cylindrical housing portion 82 for weight reduction.
  • the driven side of the one-way clutch 72 corresponds to the magnitude of the stepping torque.
  • a clutch of a type that displaces toward the sprocket side along the axial direction by the displacement amount selected is selected.
  • One example is the ratchet gear type one-way clutch of the first embodiment.
  • a bearing 74 is arranged around the protruding portion of the cylindrical housing portion 82, and holds the cylindrical housing portion from the periphery of the side surface. .
  • the bearing 74 preferably supports both axial and radial loads.
  • an elastic metal truncated cone-shaped dish panel 76 holds the bearing 74 so as to cover the outer periphery of the bearing 74, and the disc spring 76 is a support for the Oka IJ. It is fixed to the vehicle body via 8. That is, the sprocket 70 is elastically held on the side opposite to the one-way clutch 72 so as to be rotatable with respect to the vehicle body.
  • FIG. 8 (b) when the axial width of the one-way clutch 72 and the axial width of the countersink 76 are projected onto the center axis of the drive shaft 4, they overlap each other at that axial position. It can be seen that it has a region.
  • a strain gauge 80 for detecting the strain of the dish panel due to the applied stress is attached to the disc spring 76, and the strain gauge 80 is connected to the controller 14 (see FIG. 2).
  • This strain gauge 80 can be formed, for example, from a thin-film metal resistor element.
  • a thin oxide insulating layer is provided on the surface of a mirror-polished dish panel 76, and a resistor consisting of multiple elements is formed on it in a bridge-like manner by sputtering or the like. I do.
  • the controller 14 can detect the magnitude of the stress by detecting a change in the resistance of the bridge element due to the stress and strain applied to the disc spring 76.
  • strain gauge 80 it is preferable to install the strain gauge 80 in a place where the coned disc spring 76 is most susceptible to stress deformation so that the change in resistance value due to the amount of stress deformation is as large as possible in order to improve detection accuracy.
  • a piezo-piezoresistive element that detects a change in the pile due to the pressure applied to the disc spring 76, or a position sensor that detects the amount of displacement of the surface of the disc spring 76 is used. is there.
  • the stress value of the disc spring 76 changes the resistance value of the strain gauge 80.
  • This changed resistance value is detected by the controller 14.
  • the controller 14 previously stores, in its internal memory, a reference table indicating the correspondence between the resistance value of the strain gauge 80 and the stepping torque, and compares the detected resistance value of the strain gauge with the reference table. To obtain the stepping torque T.
  • the controller 14 controls the electric motor 37 so that the electric motor 37 is driven to rotate with the auxiliary torque Te calculated based on the stepping torque T, and this auxiliary torque is applied to the sprocket drive gear. Directly transmitted to sprocket 70 through 1 1.
  • an elastic member having a large rigidity and a large volume and weight, a transmission mechanism, and the like are not required to be separately added to an existing electric assist bicycle, and are required for a general bicycle. Since the torque is calculated based on the stress distortion of the disc spring 76 due to the pushing force of the directional clutch 72, the space and weight of the torque detecting mechanism can be significantly reduced and the mechanism can be simplified. it can.
  • the one-way clutch 72 is housed inside the cylindrical housing portion 82 of the sprocket 70, and the dish panel 76 is held indirectly from the outer periphery of the housing portion. Because of the structure where both are arranged within the same width, the axial stroke Is shorter. This advantage is further improved by employing a means for detecting an amount corresponding to the stepping torque by using a strain gauge 80 thinly formed on the surface of the disc spring 76. As a result, the second embodiment has a more excellent effect than the first embodiment in saving space.
  • FIGS. 9 A torque detection mechanism according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
  • the components other than the torque detection mechanism are the same as those of the first and second embodiments, and therefore detailed description is omitted, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.
  • the sprocket 2 is supported on a drive shaft 4 via a ratchet gear.
  • the ratchet gear includes a bridge portion 100 and teeth 15 11 12.
  • ratchet pieces 102 are arranged on the second engagement surface 110 at equal angles along the circumferential direction.
  • the ratchet piece 102 is made of a rigid body, and is rotatable about an axis close to the second engagement surface 110 and substantially along the radial direction of the engagement surface. When no force is applied to ratchet piece 102, its length direction forms a predetermined angle with respect to second engagement surface 110.
  • Belleville spring 1 2 4 Force The cylindrical hole 103 is passed through the center hole 1 27 to abut against the back surface 101 of the piece 100. At this time, the disc spring 124 slides on the back surface 101 via the steel ball 152, that is, the load receiving bearing, in a direction that elastically opposes the pressure from the bridge portion 100. Contact as much as possible.
  • strain gauges 126 are installed at two locations facing each other with a positional relationship of 180 degrees. These strain gauges 1 2 6
  • strain gauges may be installed on the pan panel 124. At this time, it is preferable to install a plurality of strain gauges such that each of the strain gauges has a rotationally symmetric position on the surface of the disc spring 124.
  • the dish panel 124 is placed in the inner bottom 132 of the bowl-shaped support 130.
  • Support 1
  • the support bore 13 is formed with a support bore 13 that penetrates the central portion to receive the drive shaft 4 and a support cylindrical portion 13 that protrudes from the rear surface.
  • a bearing 138 for both axial and radial loads is engaged with the inner wall of the support cylindrical portion 134 (see FIG. 9).
  • the bearing 138 is locked by a stopper slope 144 formed on the drive shaft 4.
  • First rotation preventing grooves 108 extending in the axial direction 5 are formed at four locations on the inner wall of the piece bore 106.
  • the second rotation preventing groove 1 extending in the axial direction 5 so as to face the first rotation preventing groove 108 also on the outer wall portion of the drive shaft 4 that slides on the inner wall of the piece bore 106. 40 are formed in four places.
  • the first anti-rotation groove 108 and the second anti-rotation groove 140 facing the same form a cylindrical groove extending along the axial direction, A large number of steel balls 150 are accommodated in each cylindrical groove to fill the groove.
  • the bridge portion 100 can move along the axial direction 5 with the minimum frictional resistance, and the relative rotation with respect to the drive shaft 4 is prevented.
  • This is a kind of ball spline, but other types of ball splines, for example, endlessly rotating ball splines, can be applied as such slidable rotation preventing means.
  • a projection 140 a extending in the axial direction is provided on the drive shaft 4, and a third rotation preventing groove 108 accommodating the projection 140 a is provided.
  • a so-called key spline type in which a is formed in the piece portion 100 is also applicable as the rotation preventing means.
  • the protrusion 140 a may be provided on the piece 100 side, and the third rotation preventing groove 108 a may be provided on the drive shaft 4 side.
  • a fourth anti-rotation groove 108b extending in the axial direction and a fifth anti-rotation groove 140b facing the fourth anti-rotation groove 140b are respectively provided in the piece 100 and the drive shaft 4, and these grooves are formed.
  • a so-called key groove type in which a key plate is accommodated in a rectangular parallelepiped groove is also applicable as a rotation preventing means. Note that the detent part 52 shown in the first embodiment can also be adopted in the third embodiment.
  • a plurality of ratchet teeth 114 for engaging with the ratchet piece 102 are formed on the first engagement surface 121 of the tooth portion 112.
  • the ratchet teeth 1 14 are alternately and periodically formed along the circumferential direction of the teeth, and have a steeper slope 1 18 and a gentler slope 1 with respect to the first engagement surface 1 21. 1 and 6.
  • the teeth 1 1 2 are supported by the drive shaft 4 so that the first engagement surface 1 2 1 faces the second engagement surface 1 1 0 of the bridge 100, and the ratchet bridge 1 2 and the ratchet teeth 1 12 are engaged (FIG. 11).
  • the drive shaft 4 passes through the tooth bore 120 formed in the center of the tooth 112 through the collar 111, and from the end 142 through the washer 122. It is fixed (Fig. 9).
  • the teeth 112 are connected to a support 130 that is rotatable with respect to the sprocket 2 and the drive shaft 4.
  • a ratchet gear that connects the drive shaft 4 and the sprocket 2 so that only the rotation of the drive shaft 4 in the vehicle body forward direction is transmitted to the sprocket 2 is completed.
  • the offset spring 1336 force is interposed between the stopper inclined surface 144 of the drive shaft 4 and the back surface 101 of the bridge portion 100.
  • the pedaling force is equal to or less than a predetermined value (for example, when the pedaling force is practically close to zero)
  • the offset panel 1336 is disposed between the steel ball 152 accommodated in the back surface 101 and the disc spring 1224.
  • the piece 100 is displaced in the axial direction so as to generate a clearance.
  • the ratchet piece 102 When the occupant applies pedaling force to the pedals 8R and 8L to rotate the drive shaft 4 in the forward direction of the vehicle body, the rotation force is applied to the piece 1000 that is non-rotatably supported on the drive shaft 4. Is transmitted to At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the ratchet piece 102 is given a force Fd corresponding to the pedal depressing force from the piece 100, so that the tip of the ratchet piece 102 has the ratchet teeth of the tooth part 112. It contacts the steeper slope 1 18 and tries to transmit this force to the ratchet teeth.
  • Ratchet teeth 1 1 2 are connected to sprocket 2 Therefore, the tip of the ratchet piece 102 receives the force Fp from the driving load from the steeper slope 118.
  • Ratchet pieces 102 to which opposing forces F p and F d are applied from both ends thereof rotate in the a direction and stand up.
  • the piece 100 moves inward in the axial direction by the rise of the ratchet piece 102, and pushes the disc spring 124 interposed between the piece 100 and the support 130.
  • the coned disc spring 124 applies an elastic force Fr to the bridge 100 in opposition thereto. This force Fr is balanced in a short time with the force reflecting the pedaling force for moving the piece 100 in the axial direction.
  • the stress distortion of the countersink spring 124, the clearance between the bridge portion 100 and the tooth portion 112, the angle of the ratchet bridge 102 with respect to the second engagement surface 110, the bridge portion are physical quantities reflecting the pedaling force. Therefore, it is possible to estimate the stepping torque by detecting at least one of them.
  • the stress distortion of the disc spring 124 is detected.
  • the controller 14 performs at least the addition operation (including the averaging operation) on the signals from the two strain gauges 126 provided on the disc spring 124.
  • the flow of the electric assist control of the present embodiment is the same as in the first and second embodiments.
  • the third embodiment has the following more excellent effects.
  • an electric motor was used as an example of a means for providing auxiliary torque, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any other power means, such as a gasoline engine, may be used. It is.
  • each embodiment it is possible to arbitrarily and suitably change whether one of the pieces and teeth of the ratchet gear is attached to the sprocket and the other is attached to the drive shaft.
  • the bridge portion 100 is attached to the sprocket side
  • the tooth portion 112 is attached to the drive shaft 4 so as to be slidable and non-rotatable. 1 2 4 may be pushed.
  • the example in which the number of the ratchet pieces is three has been described, but it is needless to say that two or more ratchet pieces may be provided.
  • the number of grooves and the number of protrusions of the rotation preventing means shown in FIGS. 12 (a), (b) and (c) may be other numbers than those described above.
  • the configuration requirements described in the above one or two embodiments, but not described in the other embodiments, can be applied to the other embodiments without departing from the spirit thereof.
  • the anti-rotation means shown in FIGS. 12 (a), (b) and (c) can be applied to both the first and second embodiments.
  • the one-way clutch of the second embodiment can be applied to both the ratchet gears of the first and third embodiments.
  • the strain gauge of the second embodiment As in the case of the embodiment, plural units may be installed and their output signals may be averaged.
  • the type and shape of the elastic body arranged to counter the deformation of the ratchet gear can be arbitrarily and suitably changed.
  • a rubber elastic body or the like can be used other than the flat panel coil spring.
  • the physical quantity detected in each embodiment can be arbitrarily and suitably selected as long as it is based on the deformation of the ratchet gear as in the example described in the description of the third embodiment.
  • a piezoelectric sensor that detects a change in the pushing pressure due to the axial displacement of the ratchet teeth may be used. It is also possible to attach a strain gauge to the ratchet piece and calculate the stepping torque based on the amount of stress distortion of the ratchet piece.
  • a piezoelectric sensor may be arranged on the inner bottom of the support. Alternatively, the rotation angle of the ratchet piece may be detected by an encoder provided on the rotation shaft.
  • a position sensor for detecting the position of the bridge portion with respect to the tooth portion may be provided.
  • a strain gauge is taken as an example, but if a physical quantity related to stress strain can be detected, this may be provided. It is not limited.

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L'invention concerne une bicyclette à commande assistée de faible encombrement pouvant simplifier un mécanisme de détection de couple, et réduire sensiblement le poids. Un mécanisme d'accouplement unidirectionnel (72) ne transmettant que la rotation d'un arbre d'entraînement (4) à un pignon (70) dans la direction de déplacement de la bicyclette vers l'avant, est placé à l'intérieur d'un élément tube cylindrique (82) du pignon (70) à la surface du pignon sur le côté opposé du mécanisme d'accouplement. Un palier (74) est fixé sur la périphérie extérieure de l'élément tube cylindrique (82), un ressort de disque (76) élastique retenant le pignon (70) à travers le palier. Le ressort de disque (76) est fixé à un corps. Un tensiomètre (80), qui permet de détecter la tension-contrainte du ressort de disque (76), est installé sur la surface du corps et, lorsqu'un couple de pédalage fait tourner l'arbre d'entraînement, le mécanisme d'accouplement unidirectionnel (72) donne au pignon (70) une force de pression axiale, le tensiomètre (80) détectant la tension-contrainte du ressort de disque (76) recevant la force, c'est-à-dire la quantité physique relative au couple de pédalage.
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